Shona Stephenson Bio

Shona Stephenson At The Mt Blanc Marathon

Shona Stephenson is a busy mum of two girls aged 8 and 10. Shona Started running to lose 18 kilos weight after having her first child in 2005. 2007 After having her 2nd baby she race the City2Surf pushing her youngest daughter, like most mums and Sydney Siders just wanted to complete the City2Surf before she turned 30.

Shona Stephenson inov-8 and Hammer Athlete

In 2008 Shona raced her first 1/2 marathon , the Sydney 1/2 Marathon after shaving all her hair off to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. After finishing the 21.1km in 1 hour 46 minutes she decided that her body was not strong enough to prevent over use road injuries. Shona then turned to the trails for her leg strength and has never looked back. Shona decided that health and fitness is her passion and became a Personal Trainer and a Sports Nutritionist after being constantly asked by her friends to become their trainer.

Shona Stephenson congratulates one of her team mates after winning the female category of Oxfam TW Brisbane

In 2010 Shona raced her first 100km Sydney Oxfam TW and finished the event with 2 broken feet from poor shoes and poor running technique. In 2011 Shona re-habbed her feet, changed her technique and switched to Inov-8‘s after her first 100km win, GNW 100k at the end of 2011.

In 2012 Shona experienced many Australian Success, winning the Sydney Trail Series, Oxfam TW Sydney, Coastal Classic, Surf Coast Century, Great Ocean Walk. She was then sponsored by Hammer Nutrition and Ay-Up Head Torches.

Oxfam Trailwalker Winning Team with Shona Stephenson

Shona believes that anything is possible and is constantly working at improving her own performances and helping her clients reach their own goals through dedication, training, nutrition, mentoring.

Shona-Stephenson-Trail-Running-Swiss-Alps

She instills believing that mental toughness is not about being a hard arse but about understanding what is important and eliminating all negative distractions from your mind.